and needless to say, they are all tax exempt ...never take anything at face value..

@Quicksand high end cars get alot of respect on Kenyan roads. And you don't notice these things till you're in one. I used to have a friend who owned a Hummer; the ease with which that guy would drive through City Centre was unbelievable! The methali 'mwenye nguvu mpishe' was in full effect!

That Ferrari is not Merali's.

It was brought in Kenya as a "gift" by a powerful Mombasa commodities tycoon for one Stephen Watermelon Musyoka...for attaining the post of VP.

However, after all the dramas and deaths that followed that move, he promptly changed his mind and kept it for himself.

You simply walk away and leave your car there. It would also be a good idea to get yourself a ka 'consultancy' job somewhere in Southern Sudan for kidu 2 years as things cool down.

Guys driving this 'big' cars are a problem. They'll demand all dented/scratched parts be replaced and the entire car is resprayed. And don't imagine this will be done at Grogan! That is why you never see this cars with differing shades of colour - like those cars you see in town - a navy blue bijuti, with a light blue door, sky blue boot e.t.c. all courtesy of the 'computerized' paint mixing at Grogan, Kipande road and the like.

I know of a dude who's car [VW Touareg] hit a cow - kawaida damage. The car cost 1.6m to repair. Most of the parts had to be imported - by CMC. Do you know how much a headlight for a Touareg costs? When you are involved in an accident with some cars, wachia hiyo maneno insurance. Mambo ya kusema "Nitalipa for repairs" inaweza leta shida!

Sasa hiyo ndio tunasemaga "Kwisha maneno!". Run as fast as you can.

If you are creative/corrupt there is still a way out. Make sure the other guy doesn't see you, run straight to a police station and report the 'theft' of you car and have the report back-dated by a couple of hours or a day [at a fee of course] . Also talk to your agent. But if your insurance is fourth party sijui kama hii itasaidia sana.